Too many repeatitive threads. Post your pictures here. This is what I found.
wino_ii said:First off, I have to give credit where credit is due...I got this idea from a project Stan did to his ZJ. So thanks Stan for the great idea (Can find Stan's original Shelf project here: http://www.jeepsite.net/jeep_story10.html )! I took my time and did this right and I am so happy with the results. Mine is a bit different tho...but same basic idea.
The rear compartment of the WJ and ZJ are similar but not exact. The cargo hooks in the back are thicker and stationary in the WJ, whereas with Stan's, you can see he had a hook/latch type that swiveled. Thankfully, the WJ's are positioned perfectly!! The ones near the rear seats are closer together so I placed the back wall of the box just on the other side of them so I could easily access them from the rear. The ones closest to the rear hatch/door are further apart, leaving me to anchor those on the outside of the shelf/box. Using 3/4" plywood work perfect and its super strong. The dimensions of the perfect for the WJ are 40"Lx33"Wx14"H IF you want to continue to use the sunshade, as I did. Pics below.
I also painted the entire shelf with some black (w/graphite) spray paint to give it a metallic look. I then lined the top shelf with some carpeting from autozone.
Thankfully, when I swung by Home Depot yesterday to get all the items for the build there was an almost complete 4x8' 3/4" plywood sheet cut and sitting in the "Scrap" pile of wood. $ BONUS!! I tried to get everything on my first trip to HD, but realized quickly that I had to make not one, but three more trips. The little hardware pieces and accessories AND ideas...kept me going back for more. Anyway...I'll shut up....here it is...
Here is the test stage where I'm doing some final tweaking. I dont have uber carpentry tools (No table saw) so I did the best I could.
After some paint now. With some of the hardware installed...The eye bolts on the side here are for the tension hooks that will connect to the floor.
More hardware installed now...I also added some handles to make it easier to lift the thing in and out of the truck. Gotta have a fire extinguisher and flash light.
Gotta tag it...
Now it locked into place. This thing does not budge at all!!
And now no one can see what I got in there. Sunshade pulled over.
This will give you a better idea of what I'm going to be using it for.
XLSLC said:
4X4Terror said:After seeing this thread I went out and built me one from the scrape lumber pile in my garage. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out plus it protects my CD changer from all the stuff I cram in the back
toobrie said:
SOLITUDE said: